Basket-making machine.



.PATENTD 'MAY 24, 1904..I

E. HoRToN. BASKET MAKING MAGHlNE.

APfPLIOATION FILED NOV. 26. 1902..

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PATENIIBD MAY 24, 1904.

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lBASKET MAKING` MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1902.

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PATBNTED MAY 24, 19,04,

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BASKETMAKING MACHINE.

APPLIU ATION FILED NOV. 25. 1902.

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THDNONRIS Parvis co, PNoTo'LlTHQ.. WASHINGTON, b. c.

, No. 760,79'1q. y A PATENTBD MAY 24, 1904.

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' BASKET MAKING MACHINE.4

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25. `1902.

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No. 760,791. vMHORTON.

BASKET MAKIAIGI MACHINE.

ABPLIGATION FILED Nov. 25. 1902.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1902.'

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PATBNTED MAY 24, 1904. E. HoRToN. Y BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

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4PAIBNTED MAY 24, 1904.

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BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

- APPLICATION IILIED NDV. 25. 1902.

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E. HQRTON.

BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

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BASKET MAKING MACHINE.'

APPLICATION FILED NOY. 25. 1902.

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BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED HOY/2.25. 1902.

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PATENTED MAY 24, 1904.

No. 760,791. l PATENTED MAY 24, 1904. E. HORTON.

BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

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BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

lAPLLIGATION FILED NOV. 25. 1902.

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wi hmmm i .UNITED STATES Patented May 24,1904.

` EMMnT' HORTON, on ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

BASKET-MAKING MACHINE.

' sI-fncriifcA'rIon forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,791, dated May 24,1904.

" v Application led November 25,1902. Serial No. 132,740. (No model.)

l whom it may concern: Be it'known thatI, EMMET HoRToN,acitizen ofthe United States, residing at Elmira, inthe county of Chemung and State of New York, have invented certain-new and-useful Improvements in Basket-Making achincs,"of which y the following is a-specication.

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This invention relates to machines for automaticallymaking` baskets of the kind in which the sides and bottom -of a basket are formed from crossed-pieces of woodzveneer or other similar material, which are bent into shape by forming mechanism and are held in'ftheir bent or shaped condition bybands or strips of woodjor other similar. jmaterial secured to the upper edge-s ofthe sides. In my Patents No. 578,876, of March 16, 1897, 'and No. 680,149, of August 6,-' 1901,` I have shown machines of this general type, and in the machine for-ming thesubject-matter of the present invention I have' embodied some of the features of invention disclosed inv my patents above mentioned, as well as-parts of mechanism shown inzother patents grantedto me. l

v The machines shown in my patents. ofMarch 16, 1897, and August 6, 1901, are especially adapted .to make what are known as 5 square or 'quart berry-baskets, while the machine of my presentinvention is especially designed to make oblong baskets of crossed pieces of veneer, commonly called ,-tillbaskets.?

Thile the machine of my present invention is automatici-infits operationand designed to machine entirely automatic or to a machine make oblong baskets, Ido not wish it to vbe understood that my invention-is limited to a adapted to make oblong baskets, as many parts of the mechanism may be advantageously usedin machines operated partly by hand or in machines adapted to make basket-s of various shapes. In this speciiicationI will, howlever,describe-an. automatic machine as organized ,to make the oblong or till baskets before referred to and will sum up in the claims what I believe to be the novel features of my invention separately considered, as well` as in organized mechanisms for. performingoperations incident 'to the manufacture of bas-v kets of various kinds. Y

:In the operation of, themachine which I theyA may have constructed to embody my invention in the way now best known to me the bodyblanks for the basket are arranged in two piles in receptacles at one side of the machine, to which receptacles they are fed at intervals by automatic mechanism operated as soon as the supply of blanks in the receptaclesis eX- lhausted, or blanks -may be fed to the receptacles by hand. Ablank is lifted from'each pile and deposited* on a die, one blank being placed crosswi'se of the other, and when thus crossed the blanksare carried by the die into position under a-form of the general shape of the interior of the basket. Two bands for each basketare fed to the form and by apartial rotation of the form areA wrapped around it, after which the die is raised, causing the body-blanks which it carries-to be bent around {the-form and to inclose those portions ofthe bands wrapped around thel form. At this f'time the body-blanks are secured to each I other by a staple driven centrallythrough the bottom of the blanks. The form is then furtherrotatedin such manner as to cause the bands to be wrapped around the outside of the .body-blanks at their upper edges, and then these bands are secured to each other and to fthe body-blanks by staples made from Wire, just before they are driven, the nailing mechanism being so operated as to give a rela- -tively long stroke when attaching the bands -to the long sides of the oblong basket and a relatively short stroke when attaching thev bands tothe ends of the basket.l After the blanks have been bent aroundthe form by the die and the bands have been attached the ldie is-lowered and carried away to one side to receivea new set of body-blanks. As soon as the bands are nailed to the body-blanks the basket is complete, and the form is lowered to deposit the completed basket in a chute, the basket being stripped from the form by hooks carried by the u'pperend of the'chute. The completed baskets are stacked' in the chute one above the other, and when a predetermined number has been reached the pile of baskets is automatically removed from the chute and deposited upona trough, from which be removed by hand or automaticallya` IOO Figure 1 shows a front elevation ofthema-I chine; Fig. 2, a rear elevation; Fig. 3, a top plan, and Fig. 4 a right-hand side elevation. In Figs. 1, 2, 3, and`4 some few of the parts are omitted in order to bettel illustrate-other parts. The remaining figures are on an enlarged scale. Figs. 5 and.6 are detailviews of the basket-forming die and the crane or die carrier, Fig. 5 showing a plan and Fig'. 6 a vertical section. Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 are detail views of a modified form of die in which certain parts yield gradually' to facilitate in the bendingof the body-blanks. Fig. 7shows a plan; Fig. 8 a vertical section, withvthe parts in the position they occupy before the body-blanks of the basket are presented to the form, while, Fig. 9 shows a vertical section taken at right angles to that shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 shows the position of the parts as they appear when the blanks are be' ing bent around the form.- Fig.11shows diagrammatically the arrangement of-the hinged leaves which lperform the initial bending of thebody-blanks- Fig. 12 is a detail view, on an enlarged scale, showing part of the mechanism for feeding the body-blanks to the receptaclesunder the blank-lifting mechanism` and for moving the pile of baskets from the receiving-chute after a predetermined number has been completed. Fig. 13

is a view showing particularly, in front elevation, the-mechanism for operating the form for delivering the bands and for feeding the wire from which the staples 'are -made that secure the bands to the body of thebasket. Fig. 14is a detail view showing in right side elevation the Awire-.feeding devices of thefband-nailers. Fig. 15 is a plan view of the form. Fig. 416 shows afront elevation thereof. Figs. 17 and 18 show certain details of the form. Fig. 19

is a detail View of the band-feeding mechanf ism. p Fig. 20 is a detail view of part of the mechanism for actuating the band-plungers. Figs. 21 and 22 aredetail views of the-bandfeeding mechanism, Fig.. 21 being in front elevation and Fig. 22 in horizontal section.- Fig. 23 shows a side elevation of the mechanism for lifting the body-blanks from their receptacles and Adepositing them upon the die.V Fig. 24' is a plan view of the same. Fig. 25 is a detail view of theneedle-carrying head -forming part of the mechanism shown in Figs. 23 and 24. Fig. 26 is a detail view of part of; the mechanism for stripping the body-blanks for the `basket from the lifting mechanism and depositing them on the die. Fig. 27 shows a ples.'

-secured.` Fig. 31 is a detail view showingan end elevation of one of the staple-formers and illustrating the manner in which the wire is cut into propery lengths and formed into sta- Fig. 32 shows a cross-section on the line 32 32 of Fig. 28. Figs. 33, 34, and 35 are views of the mechanism for actuating the band-nailers and forgiving to them a variable or alternately long and short stroke,iFig. 33 being partly in longitudinal section, Fig. 34

being a front view, and Fig. 35 a rear view, the `movements of the crank-pin being indi# cated by the dottedv circles. Figs. 36 to 4G, inclusive, illustrate the mechanism for forining and driving a staple centrally into the crossed'body-blanks of the basket,whieh I call the bottom-nailing mechanism. Fig. 36-is a top plan view of this mechanism. Fig. 37 shows a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 38

shows a right side elevation. Fig. 39 is adetail View showing the parts of the mechanism principally concerned informing and driving the staples; Fig. 40 is a detail view of the staple-former. Fig. 41 is a front viewof` the gear-wheel which operates the'devices that actuate the band -nailers, the form, andthe band-plungers. rlhe pinions which mesh with this wheel are also illustrated in proper relative positions. Figs. 42,343, and 44 show cross-sections of this wheel on the lines 42, 43, and 44, respectively, of Fig. 41. Fig. 45 is a fronty view of the gear-wheel which operates devices for swinging or oscillating the diecarrier or crane and for operating the. mechanism for raising and lowering the crane, the pinions operated by thls wheel be-L ing shown in their proper relative positions. Figs.46 and 47 show cross-sections of the wheel on the lines 46 and 47, respectively, of Fig. 45. Fig. 48 is a diagram illustrating the manner in which the crank-pin of the' nailer-actuating mechanism is shifted and rotated. Fig. 49 shows a front View of the gear-wheel for operating one of the gears forming part of the mechanism for vremovin'g the pile of completed baskets from the chute and for feeding piles of body-blanks to their receptacles below theblank lifting and depositing mechanism.y 'lhis figure also shows the position of the pinion actuated by said gear-wheel.

respectively, of Fig. 49. view of the main driving-gear on which is secured gearing for reciprocating the chute carrying the bottom-nailer toward and from the form. Fig. 53 :hows a section on the line 53 Figs. 50 and 51 show cross-sections on the hues 50 and 51,

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.of Fig. 52 and shows also the pinion which gears' with the segments of teeth on this wheel. Fig. 54 is a detail view ofthispin'ion. Figs.

' 5,5 tok 58,.inclusive, showthe gear-surfaces of' the -wheels shown in"l Figs. 41, 45,'*and 49` de- Veloped, rFig.`55 showing the outer toothedand ribbedjperiphery of the wheel shown in Fig.f49,1Fig."56 showing the vouter toothedl Fig. 59 isa diagramshowing the gearing form? ingl part ofthe mechanism for'operating the bottom-nailingmechanism. Fig. 59 is a diagram in perspectiveshowing the gearing form'. ing part of the mechanism for operating the bottom-nailing mechanism, the connections between `the mechanism at the front and rear ends of the machine `being shown. Fig. '60 visdesigned to illustrate .particularly the 4manner in which the pinions that gear with' the wheels shown in Figs. l41, 45,l and 49, are formed with shoes having plane surfacesvthat engage the ribs or tracks on these wheels and prevent the pinions from turning. except 'when positively actuatedbytheteeth on the wheels. Figs. 61 tol 65, inclusive, are diagrams illustrating the manner in which the bands and body-blanks 'areapplied .to the form. Fig. 61 illustrates the position of the form when the bands are' first' applied .to the ends thereof. "shows also. partpfthe band. delivering and This figure supporting mechanism. Fig. 62illustrates the position ofthe form 'after it has been given a quarter-tu and the bandshave been wrapped around it.; I Fig. 63-shows the same position of the `form after the body-blankshave beenv bent`r about.. the form and the bands which arejwrapped -around it. Fig. 64 shows' the positionof the form after .iti has been given an additional one-halfof. arevolution and the bandsha've been wrapped completely around thebodyblanks- When in this position, staplesfare driven' at thesides of the basket.

'Fig'.:65 shows the arrangement of the bands after-the form has been given an additionaloneLquarter' of aI revolution, (thus completing afsinglelrevolutiom) which will completely wrap the bands around the form andthe bodyf blanks, andatthis time the band-nai'lers operate to drivexstaples at the endsofthe basket.

" Fig. "66 isa detail vi`ew, in horizontal section,

illustratingparticularly the novel devices which Ifemploy for wrapping the bands around the form andthe body blanks,ldotted lines `in y dicating thepositions of the mechanism after theform has beengiven one-fourth of a revolution. f Fig.;67 shows a front elevation of the devices shown in Fig.66. Figs. 68, 69, and are detail views-of amodiiied construction of part of the-picker mechanism. Fig. 68- shows a Yfront elevation of the pickereheadVA with the front platej removed.. Fig. 69 is -a" view'similar to Fig.v 6 8, showing-some of the parts in a different position, and this ligure in addition shows a part of the mechanism for operating the devices carried by the picker- `head. Fig. 70 shows an elevation ofone end `of the-picker-head. f Fig. 71 is a diagram showing in perspective parts of the band-feeding mechanism. Fig. 7 2 is a diagram showing in perspcctive'parts of the blank carrying andfbending mechanism'. Fig 73 is a diaf f gram showing in perspective parts t of the counting mechanism and the mechanism for feeding piles of'blanks t'o the supply-Wells below thepickers. Fig. 7 4is a diagram show- `ing parts of the nailing mechanism. Fig. 7 5.

f is a "detail View of the nailing mechanism.

The main frame of the machine may be of.

any construction suitable to support the mech- -anism. In general, the frame consists lof a front portion 1 and arear portion 2,' connectedv lat the bottom by an angle-beam 3 and a dou- 'ble-fangled beam 4. The front portion 'of the frame has a lateral projection `on its left-hand side provided with a bracket 5, which supports the table 6,'that carries the receptacles `for the body-blanks and supportsfthe pusher that feeds piles of Vbody-blanks 4to their re-,`

On its vright-hand side the front-k ceptacles portion of the frame is formed with a bracket 7 for supporting some of the mechanism and a shelf 8,to which the right-hand nailing mechganism is secured. The upper portion of the front frame has an upwardly extending and overhanging portion 1() and is provided with boxes for the vertical form-shaft and ver-tical fshafts of the lband feedingl screws'y TheseY lmainparts of the'frame-are provided with. isuitable boxes or bearings for various'parts of: ,the mechanism and with brackets and shelves l,for supporting other parts thereof. The Imain actuating-shaft 11 isarranged horizontally and is mounted in suitablebear- `ings in the front and rear walls of the main', iframe. Four 'large gear-wheels 12, `13, 14,

,and 15, (shown in Figs. 41, 45, 49, and 52,) Ewhich operate and control the movements yof irthe various .parts of the machine, are bolted itogether andare'attached to the rear portion Ifof. the shaft-11. They constitute what I call jthe drum-gear.

linFig. 3. The pulley is connected to the shaft ibymeans of a clutch. 1 8.; operated by a lever The driving-shaft 16 is mounted in suitable .bearings on the right-hand side'of'theimaf 119, pivoted to a bracket 20 and jointed at 21 to an arm 22,-se cured to the rear end of a rod 23, that slides in suitable bearings and has 'jointed to its front end ahandle 24. The connection of the rod with thehandle is such as to form a relatively short arm on' the inner left-hand end of the handle,{'which` has a flat' surface that bears against 4a `vertical wall of the shelf 8' when the handleis turned to the ,leftv andwhich thus causes the rod 23 to be'.

held in its forward position after it has been fully drawn forward. This movement of the rodfuncouples the clutch, holding one member away from the other against the action of a spring 25. The handle is prevented from moving too far in one direction by a stop 26 on a rod 27, hereinafter referred to. The shaft 16 carries a pinion 28, which engages a pinion 29, rigidly connected with a pinion 30, turning on a short shaft 31 and meshing with a-continuous annular series of teeth on the large gear-wheel 15, secured to the rear end of the main drum-gear shaft 11; In this way motion is imparted from the driving-shaft to the drum-gear shaft, and the shafts may be started and stopped promptly by means of the handle 24. i

The body-blanks 500, from which the bottoms and sides of the Vbaskets are formed, are contained in wells or receptacles 33 34 in the right-hand portionof the table 6. They are fed to these receptacles in the manner hereinafter described.

The die-carrier or crane 35, which carries the body-blanks from their receptacles to the form, consists of an arm 36, secured to a vertical shaft 37 and having on its outer end an annular frame 38, in which the die 39 is seated. The shaft is mounted in suitable bearings in the frame, in which it can revolve and also move vertically. A pitman 40 is jointed at one end tothe arm 36 of the crane, and at its opposite end it is connected with an arm 42, projecting from a bar 43, that slides horizontally across the front of the machine in bearings at the right-hand side thereof. The connection between the pitman 4() and the crane is such as to permit the crane to move vertically relatively to the pitman, this connection,:as shown, being effected by providing the arm 36 with a lug or bracket 41, carrying a vertical pin 44,. which passes loosely through an eye in the end of the pitman and which is free to move vertically therein. The bar 43 carries an arm 45, to which is jointed one end of a connecting-rod 46, jointed at its opposite end to a crank 47 on the shaft 48, which carries a pinion 49, adapted to gear with teeth 50 and 51 on the large gear-wheel 13, (shown in Figs. 45 and 56,) the construction of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

Most of the parts above described are shown" in diagram and in their organized relations in Fig. 72.

On the shaft 37 are mounted horizontallyprojecting arms 52, between which is arranged a cam 53, secured to a shaft 54, which is mounted to revolve inv suitable bearings, eX- tends rearwardly, and carries a pinion 55, adapted to mesh with teeth 56 and 57 on the wheel 13. The arms 52 are connected together by a plate 58, but are loose on the shaft and donot revolve with it. As, however, the cam is revolved the arms are raised and lowered, and in rising the upper arm meets the-underside of the crane and raises the crane and its shaft in such manner as to cause the bodyblanks carried by the die to be bent around the form in the manner hereinafter explained. The arms 52 may be guided vertically in any suitable way.

The wheel 13, (shown in Figs. 45 and 46,) it will be observed, is equipped with teeth 50, 51, 56, and 57 for operating the pinions 49 and 55. It is also formed with ribs or tracks 59 and 60, which engage shoes 61 62 on the pinions and prevent the latter from rotating yexcept when actuated positively' by the teeth on the wheel, which latter 'are so disposed as to actuate the pinions 49 and 55 at the proper times to swing the crane and to raise and lower it.

Suitable mechanism for raising the bodyblanks from their receptacles and depositing them in proper relation on the die is shown most clearly in Figs. 23 and 24. I would here say, however, that the picker mechanism shown in Figs. 68, 69, and is preferred; but as that shown in Figs. 23 and 24 is simpler it has been shown as applied to the machine. The preferred mechanism will be described later. A bent bar or bracket 63 is secured adjustably in a sleeve 64 at the lelthand side of the main frame above the plane of the form, and on its downwardly-projecti ng arm it carries an adjustable collar 65, through which projects ahorizontal rod 66, carrying at each end a vertical guide 67, provided with rollers 68, which guide a vertically-reciprocating rod 69, that I call the picker-rod, and each of which carries on its lower end a head 70, equipped with needles 71. Preferably the bottom of each picker-head is concaved, as shown at Fig. 25, and this concaved portion connects by channels 72 with the ontside to permit air to escape as the head descends upon the body-blanksand to allow the needles to better engage the blanks. The needles are clamped against the sides of the head by plates 73, which may be loosened and tightened for -adjustment by means of bolts 74. Vertically-adjustable collars 75 are attached to the upper ends of the picker-rods, and under these collars are arranged the forked ends 76 of the arms 77, adjus'tably secured to a vertically-reeiprocating rod 78, that has guides 79 8O at the upper and lower parts of the main frame. The rod 78 has secured to it a collar 81, to which is jointed one end of a link 82, the other end of which is jointed toa lever 83, pivoted at 84 to the main frame and carrying on the outer end of its shorter arm a roller 85, engaging a cam 86, secured to the drum gear-shaft 11. The arrangementis such that the picker-rods are raised by the cam 86; but the pickers drop by gravity. They can thus move downwardly independently of the arms 77 to any desired extent, being limited by the body-blanks on the top of the piles `with which the pickerheads come in contact IIO 

